Stem rust is a significant disease in wheat crops around the world, with outbreaks expected to become more common under future scenarios of climate change. The reemergence of the disease over the past ...

Acer Van Wallendael, Jason Bonnette, Thomas E. Juenger, Felix B. Fritschi, Philip A. Fay, Robert B. Mitchell, John Lloyd-Reilley, Francis M. Rouquette Jr, Gary C ...

• In an attempt to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of Melampsora rust resistance in Populus trichocarpa, we have mapped two resistance loci, MXC3 and MER, and intensively characterized the flanking ...

Currently, roughly 20 percent of humanity's caloric intake comes from wheat. Agricultural strains, specialized for bread or pasta production, have been bred for high productivity and resistance to ...

To counter the threat of wheat yellow rust, breeders have developed wheat variants that incorporate resistance genes (R-genes). Yr15 is an R-gene taken from wild emmer (Triticum dicoccoides) that ...

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